Experiences World by Pershing John, Signed (13 results)

Two volumes, 8vo. Illustrated with maps and photographic reproductions. Bound in the original publisher's tan cloth, gilt title-panel on front covers, top edges gilt. In the original dust jackets. With an inscribed catalogue from Wildenstein & Co of the gallery's exhibition of portraits by Mlle. Micheline Resco (1923), inscribed by Pershing to Evelyn Wildenstein on the rear page of the folded sheet: "To Miss Evelyn Wildenstein with compliments John J. Pershing March 26 1923." This leaf is loosely taped to the front free endpaper. Fine copies of the books, in worn jackets with chips and losses First edition, limited "Author's Autograph Edition", on rag paper, number 1108 of 2100 copies signed by Pershing in the first volume.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frontis, illus., 9.5 x 6.5", tan cloth, 400; 436pp with index. Covers worn, soiled, rubbed and spotted, smudging to endpapers else very good condition. Author's Autograph Edition. SIGNED "JOHN J. PERSHING". #918/2100 copies.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, Two volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jackets. Spines off-white with blue lettering. Dust jackets protected in mylar covering. Scuffing and general wear to dust jackets. Top edge of textblocks gilt. Minor toning to interior pages. Features frontispiece and illustrations throughout both volumes. Moderate open tear to spine of Volume 1, measuring roughly 5 inches. Open tear also on bottom edge of rear cover. Staining to spine of Volume 2. Tanning to endpapers. Signature of previous owner on recto of frontispiece. Signed flat by Pershing on half-title page in Volume 1. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 1 1/2. 1384619. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Custom Leather Binding. Condition: Great Condition. First Edition. Pershing, General John J. My Experiences In The World War. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1931. First English Edition, First Issue. The first English edition of My Experiences In The World War by Gen. John J. Pershing, in a custom binding. Octavo, [8], 735pp, [5]. Full red morocco, decorative raised bands, title stamped in gilt on the spine. The first issue, with no subsequent printings noted. All edges dyed red, blue endpapers. Notable foxing to the frontispiece, title page and preface, limited through remainder of the text block. Wear to boards, top corner bumped. Frontispiece portrait and numerous in-text maps and illustrations. A unique custom piece. Very good. Leather bound. This work was preceded by the first American edition, published in 1931 by Frederick A. Stokes Company and a signed limited edition from the same publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Author's Autograph Edition: this is copy Number 809 of 2,100 signed by General Pershing. The Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirs of "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), who became a national hero as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Octavo, two volumes: xvi, 400 pp. + xii, 436 pp. with 32 pp. of illustrations from photographs and 36 maps and charts, including 5 folding. Original tan cloth bindings, with gold and black-stamped titling. Small period bookplate to each front pastedown; else near fine in slightly edgeworn dust jackets with a bit of toning along the spines and a small chip to the spine of the first volume.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed limited edition of My Experiences in the World War, by General John J. Pershing. (illustrator). Author's Autographed Edition. Octavo, two volumes, [xvi], 400pp; [xii], 436pp. Publisher's tan buckram, printed label on spines and covers. Top edges gilt. Clean throughout, uncut. Faint blemish to title label on Volume I along the spine. Includes the "Author's Autograph Edition" slipcase, notable soiling to side panels, some loss of gilt foil along boards, separation of boards along top panel. Both volumes in the "Author's Autograph Edition" dust jackets, soiling to both spines, chipping at head of the spines, both very good examples. This is a limited edition publication of 2,100 copies, this being number 1799, signed by General John J. Pershing on the limitation page. Signed.

2 volumes. First Edition, The Author's Autograph Edition, Signed by Pershing on the half-title limitation leaf, and with an Additional Autographed Slip tipped into the front of the first volume. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and charts throughout both volumes. Royal 8vo, publisher's original light-olive cloth decorated on the spine and upper cover with gilt panels lettered and decorated in black, illustrated and printed dustjackets as issued, the two volumes housed in the publisher's decorated slipcase. xvi, 400; xii, 436 pp. A mint set, as pristine as one could possibly expect, the dustjackets in especially fine condition, the books superbly preserved, the slipcase with minor rubbing only, and that principally from shelving. Very rare in this condition. FIRST EDITION, AUTOGRAPH ISSUE, IN REMARKABLY FINE CONDITION, AS PRISTINE AND ESSENTIALLY MINT. VERY RARE THUS. AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY IN 1932. General Pershing has introduced his work in words that may fit more aptly than any others that could be written: "My primary purpose in writing this story of the American Expeditionary Forces in France is to render what I conceive to be an important service to my country. In that adventure there were many lessons useful to the American people, should they ever again be called too arms, and I felt it a duty t record them as I saw them." "The World War found us absorbed in the pursuits of peace and quite unconscious of probable threat to our security. We would listen to no warnings of danger. We had made small preparation for defense and none for aggression. So when war actually came upon us we had to change the very habits of our lives and minds to meet its realities. The slow processes by which we achieved these changes and applied our latent power to the problems of combat in Europe, despite our will, our numbers and our wealth, I endeavor to describe. Therein lie the lessons of which I write.Once realizing their obligations, the American people willingly sent their sons to battle with unstinted generosity, they gave of their substance, and with fortitude bore the sacrifices that fell to their lot. They, too, served, and in their service inspired the armies to victory." General of the Armies John J. Pershing, nicknamed "Black Jack", served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920. In addition to leading the AEF to victory in World War I, Pershing served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur. Tucker, S.C. World War I; Keane, Michael, George S. Patton During his command in World War I, Pershing resisted British and French demands that American forces be integrated with their armies, essentially as replacement units, and insisted that the AEF would operate as a single unit under his command, although some American units fought under British and Australian command, notably in the Battle of Hamel and the breaching of the Hindenburg Line at St Quentin Canal, precipitating the final German collapse. Pershing also allowed American all-Black units to be integrated with the French Army. Pershing is the only American to be promoted in his own lifetime to General of the Armies, the highest possible rank in the United States Army. Allowed to select his own insignia, Pershing chose to continue using four stars in either silver or gold.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Signed limited edition of My Experiences in the World War, by General John J. Pershing. (illustrator). Author's Autographed Edition. Octavo, two volumes, [xvi], 400pp; [xii], 436pp. Publisher's tan buckram, printed label on spines and covers. Top edges gilt. Clean pages, uncut. Both volumes appear unread. Includes the "Author's Autograph Edition" slipcase, soiling to side panels, some loss of gilt foil along boards, reinforced seams. Both volumes in the "Author's Autograph Edition" dust jackets, small loss at the head of the spine of Volume I, faint toning to both spines, both very good examples. This is a limited edition publication of 2,100 copies, this being number 1039, signed by General John J. Pershing on the limitation page. An attractive example, with the scarce slipcase and dust jackets. Signed.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). Limited. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white with maps and photographic plates. 836 total pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped olive green cloth with gilt-stamped labels on spines and front covers, top edges gilt, white printed d.w. (cloth spines a touch faded as usual, with lightly splotchy discoloration on second volume; wrappers lightly chipped and spines dusty). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Limited edition. Near fine in very good dust wrappers, lacking the publisher's slipcase. Scarce, despite the fairly high limitation. Author's Autograph Edition - Number 1204 of 2100 copies signed by John Pershing.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white with maps and photographic plates. 836 total pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped olive green cloth with gilt-stamped labels on spines and front covers, top edges gilt. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Limited Edition. Spines lightly and evenly sunned, still a near fine set in the original board slipcase (poor). Scarce, despite the fairly high limitation. Author's Autograph Edition - Number 1137 of 2100 copies signed by John Pershing.

First edition, signed limited issue, number 732 of 2,100 copies signed by the author, specially bound, and printed on rag paper. "Published in 1931, My Experiences in the World War reflected Pershing's unadorned, highly personal judgements of men and events and admiration for his armies. It won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1932" (ANB). 2 vols, octavo. Original brown cloth, spines and front covers lettered in black on gilt ground. With dust jackets, and original pictorial slipcase. Early ownership blindstamp (Charles E. Kindel) to front free endpapers. Jackets bright with light wear at extremities, slipcases a little worn with repairs: near-fine copies in very good jackets and slipcase.

First edition, signed limited issue, probably the finest copy of the book: copy number 1, inscribed by Pershing to his son: "With fondest hope, and with a heart full of love and affection for my son Francis Warren Pershing from his father J. J. P". Francis Warren Pershing (1909-1980) was the only one of Pershing's four children to survive the house fire in 1915, which also killed his wife. Due to his father's role in the war, Francis Warren was mainly raised by his grandfather, the Wyoming senator Francis E. Warren. He graduated from Yale in 1931 (the year of the inscription), and in 1934 set up a Wall Street stock brokerage which he chaired until his death. He served in the Second World War, primarily on General Marshall's staff, and rose to the rank of colonel. Both his sons went into the military, one being killed in Vietnam. "Published in 1931, My Experiences in the World War reflected Pershing's unadorned, highly personal judgements of men and events and admiration for his armies. It won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1932" (ANB). The signed issue was released in 2,100 copies, specially bound and printed on rag paper. An unsigned trade issue was also released. 2 vols, octavo. Original brown cloth, spines and front covers lettered in gilt. With dust jackets, and original pictorial slipcase. Spines rolled; jackets with light chipping and short tears at extremities and faint residue of tape repair; slipcase a little worn and split along joints, but all holding. Overall a very good copy, preserving the often-lacking jackets and slipcase.

First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the half-title of Volume I, "For Mr. John Gilbert Norris very sincerely John J. Pershing 1935". John Gilbert Norris was a member of the editorial staff of the Army and Navy Journal (see Washington Daily News, 27 November 1935). In its 75th anniversary issue in 1938, Pershing stated "The Army and Navy Journal is the true historian of the nation and its defence". From 1917 to 1920, Pershing held the position of commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, and in 1919, he was promoted to the rank of General of the Armies, a distinction that no other individual achieved during their lifetime (George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant were posthumously granted the rank). "Published in 1931, My Experiences in the World War reflected Pershing's unadorned, highly personal judgements of men and events and admiration for his armies. It won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1932" (ANB). 2 vols, octavo. Original blue cloth, spines lettered and with Pershing's four-star rank in gilt, gilt facsimile signature to front covers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Contemporary bookseller's ticket (Witkower's, in Hartford, Connecticut) to rear pastedowns. Spines a little sunned, light adhesive discolouration to endpapers, contents a little toned. A very good copy.